Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-03


contractor is to receive $4,000, and fol
every quarter knot under twenty knots
$50 900 will be deducted from the contrac,
price. Further appropriations are made as
follows; For the construction OF heavily
armored vessels Or armored floating bat
teries or rams, to be used for COST and
harbor defense, ST 100000; for the con-
structlon OF light draught gun5oats suita.
bic for interior waterways and canal ser
vice, $4,000; for the construction
of torpedo boats OF the highest obtainable
speed and efficiency, 5000, 600; for tor
pedoes, other explosives and torpedo ap-
psratus to be operated from naval yes
sells, floating batteries or rams, 5000, 900,
of which sum $4,000 shall be immed1-
ately available for the armament of these
vessels and the SIS, 600, 900 appropriation
to be available during five years.
The next material amendment reported
by the committee on appropriations and
agreed to by the Senate was the follow
ing: For the purchase by the Secretary
of the Navy (if he shall deem the pur-
chase advisable of the Destroyer, a
screw steam vessel of iron, designed and
built by Captain John Ericsson for
SIP, 600.
Senator Aldrich offered an amendment
appropriating SIS, 900 for the purchase of
the Stiletto to be used as torpedo boat
for experimental purposes. Agreed to.
The bill and amendments were then re-
ported to the Senate, the former pro-
ceedings being supposed to have been in
committee of the whole.
Senator Edmunds called for the yeas
and nays on the amendment for the six
cruisers, etc.
Senator Plumb moved to amend the
amendment by making the last paragraph
read: "That the material used in all the
naval structures provided in this act and
for the same shall be, SO far as
possible, Of American production, and
shall be furnished and manufactured in
the United States, etc" Agreed to.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 2-On motion
of Mr. Crisp of Georgia the rules were
and the Senate amendments 10
the House joint resolution for an inyestI-
CATION OF the accounts of the Pacific rail
roads were non-concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. VOORHEES, of Wash
ington territory, the Senate amendments
were concurred in to the bill annexing a
portion of Idaho TO Washington territory.
The House then resumed consideration
of the conference report on the fisheries
retaliatory bill. After the debate the
House, by vote of l49 yeas to 1874 nays,
agreed to recede from its amendment to
the retaliatory bill.
Mr.. Clements of Georgia made an
earnest appeal to the House to stand by
the House conferees. The question had
become national one, and had risen
above the plane of local fish question.
Mr.. Daniels of Virginia said that the
majority of the House stood on broad
American position, and he had thought
that instead of being criticized and cen
sured by the gentlemen from New
England, those gentlemen would be graf
itiud to find that there wss not man
who would not make New England's
cause his cause and lift the question out
of the attitude of q local squabble. The
position which the gentleman from Mass
aChusetts (RiCe) took was one which
made this affair squabble between New
England and Canada. If it wes local
let them squabble it
out for themselves. But when the
gentlemen brought this question to
Congress it became q question between
Great Britain and the United States, and
and when the United States took it's posi-
ton it ought to take broad position,
and patriotism ought not TO cover at the
that railroad magnates
would look rather peevishly upon any
attitude which might bring them into the
squabble. He hoped that the House
would stand by its bill, and not yield one
lot or title. If the United States
Senate choose to take the re-
sponsibility of saying that the govern
ment would not protect New England
lest such protection might interfere with
railroad traffic let it take that position
and it would be held up to the scorn of
every American citizen. Applause
He appealed to the House and to every
Democrat to stand by the Chief Magis-
.rate, not because he was Democrat
but because he was the representative CT
the nation, and deserved and ought to re-
ceive unstinted confidence in this contro-
yersy.
After lengthy discussion OF the essen
.ial points of the House bill on the fish
cries and the Senate amendment thereto,
which was participated in by Messrs.
Hill of Illinois and Grain OF Texas, who
favored the Senate amendment, Messrs.
Scott of Pennsylvania, Breckenridge and
others IN favor of the House tbill, the |
-eport of the conference committee was
hen agreed to.
Mr.. Rice moved that the House reCede |
rom its amendments to the Senate bill. |
Agreed to-yeas, l49; nays, 1874.
Mr.. Miller of Texas changed his vote |
rom nay to yea, in order to enter mo-
ion to reconsider, but this motion was
aid upon the table-yeas, AZ: nays, 1872.
The effect Of this action is to pass the bill |
eXacily as it passed the Senate.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia presented con-
erence report on the postotiice appropria- !
ion bill, announcing the Inability of the |
conference to agree on the bill. He |
moved that the House insist on its disa- |
,reement and asked a further confer
,nce. Agreed to-yeGs. 1873; nays, l07.
Mr.. Crisp OF Georgia submitted coz
erence report on the joint resolution,
low bill, for the Investigation of the |
accounts of the Pacific railroads and it
vas agreed to.
Mr.. Trigg Of Virginia submitted con- |
erence report on the bill compromising |
Albert H. ENJOY for the construction Of !
n iron and steel destroying machine for |
he United States. The bill as it pssssd |
he Senate appropriated 100000 This !
um is reduced to S63, 900. The confer
nee report fixes the amount at 500, 900.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois opposed the
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